July 10, 2018 By Christian Murray The third season of the Flushing Greenmarket kicks of Wednesday at Maple Playground. The market, put together by the Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce and GrowNYC, will take place at the playground–located at Kissena Blvd and Maple Avenue– from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Wednesday to Nov. 22…. Read more »
July 9, 2018 By Tara Law A 63-year-old Flushing man has been assaulted and robbed twice within a month inside his own apartment, police said. The latest robbery took place inside his Kissena Boulevard and Beech Avenue apartment after the suspect broke in on July 7 at around 11:30 a.m., police said. The suspect soon… Read more »
July 2, 2018 By Christian Murray Thousands of Queens residents have signed an online petition calling on the governor and state legislature to change the licensing requirements for older motorists. The petition follows the death of Madeline Shershen, 17, who was killed by an 88-year-old driver while crossing Utopia Parkway– in the marked crosswalk– on… Read more »
July 2, 2018 By Tara Law Police are investigating the death of a 44-year-old man who was found dead with head trauma in front of his College Point home on Saturday. Cops responding to a 911 call about an unconscious man arrived at 11-41 123 St. at around 7:45 a.m. They discovered Steven Gonzalez lying… Read more »
June 29, 2018 By Christian Murray Applications are now open for 231 affordable units at a new development in downtown Flushing. The development, a 10-story building where all the units are deemed affordable, includes 66 units strictly for seniors aged 62 years and older, with rents on those units starting from $865 per month. The… Read more »
June 28, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are looking for two men who stole several necklaces with a combined value of $30,000 from a Flushing jewelry store yesterday. The men entered Flushing Jewelry and Pawn located at 41-12A Main Street at about 1:15 p.m. Wednesday and asked a female employee to show them where… Read more »
June 27, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who was seen touching himself on a bus in Flushing last week. The suspect allegedly got on the Q37 bus at around 7 a.m. on Monday, June 18 and began to touch his genitals over his sweatpants, police said. When the bus… Read more »
June 27, 2018 By Christian Murray A Flushing doctor who had a medical practice on Main Street has been sentenced to 1 1/3 to 4 years in prison after pleading guilty to criminally negligent homicide following the death of a patient stemming from a botched abortion. Robert Rho, 55, who had a practice at the… Read more »
June 26, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a suspect who allegedly struck a man in the back of the head while arguing at a store in Flushing earlier this month. The suspect struck the victim in the back of the head after getting into a dispute inside the 40-02 Main Street… Read more »
June 26, 2018 By Christian Murray A Whitestone man who pleaded guilty to stealing more than a dozen catalytic converters from cars parked throughout Queens was sentenced yesterday to one year in jail, according to the Queens District Attorney’s office. Michael Cipriati, 34, removed a total of 15 catalytic converters from vehicles parked on various… Read more »